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Not to be confused with Punches (album).
Punch
Studio album by
Punch Brothers
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2008
Recorded2007
GenreProgressive bluegrass
LabelNonesuch Records
ProducerChris Thile
Punch Brothers chronology
How to Grow a Woman from the Ground
(2006) 		Punch
(2008)

FIX LEAD, MODEL ON L.A.M.B. Punch is the debut album by Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile. It was released by Nonesuch Records on February 26, 2008. It is Thile's first album not released under the Sugar Hill Records label.

The centerpiece of the album is Thile's ambitious four movement suite, "The Blind Leaving the Blind." Thile says the piece was written in part to deal with his divorce of 2004. It was composed over the course of a year and a half using Finale composition software. About 30% of the composition involves some improvisation, "like a jazz lead sheet or a written out fiddle tune." Chris Thile has said that his goal was "to fuse the formal disciplines of jazz or classical composition with the vibrancy of bluegrass or folk music song writing."[1]

This album, like the group's previous effort How to Grow a Woman from the Ground, was recorded live, with only minimal use of multi-track.[2]

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Songs[edit]

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Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
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Allmusic [3]
Burlington Free Press(feature)[4]
CanadaEast(positive)[5]
Chicago Tribune(feature)[6]
Daily Gazette(feature)[7]
Denver Westword(mixed)[8]
The Guardian[9]
Time Out New York [10]

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Track listing[edit]

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  1. "Punch Bowl" (Punch Brothers) - 3:34
  2. "The Blind Leaving the Blind: First Movement" (Chris Thile) - 12:13
  3. "The Blind Leaving the Blind: Second Movement" (Thile) - 9:21
  4. "The Blind Leaving the Blind: Third Movement" (Thile) - 11:58
  5. "The Blind Leaving the Blind: Fourth Movement" (Thile) - 8:38
  6. "Sometimes" (Punch Brothers) - 4:45
  7. "Nothing, Then" (Punch Brothers) - 3:02
  8. "It’ll Happen" (Punch Brothers) - 3:06
  9. Bonus Track Bailey (Punch Brothers) - 2:07 (Nonesuch online download)
  10. Bonus Track I Know You Know (Punch Brothers) (iTunes exclusive)

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Credits[edit]

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References[edit]

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  1. ^ The Bluegrass Blog » Interview: Chris Thile & Chris Eldridge: bluegrass music news
  2. ^ The Bluegrass Blog » Interview: Chris Thile & Chris Eldridge Part 3: bluegrass music news
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ BFP review
  5. ^ CanadaEast review
  6. ^ Chicago Tribune review
  7. ^ Daily Gazette review
  8. ^ Daily Westword review
  9. ^ Guardian review
  10. ^ Time Out New York review

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